Kopi Time E068: Saurabh Jain on India’s dynamic tech start-up scene

This episode takes its cue from a couple of riveting conversations I’ve had with Saurabh Jain, founder of Connexio, a provider of human capital services to organisations across Asia, focusing on the startup ecosystem. From each of those conversations, I have come away from the feeling that something really interesting is going on in one particular area of Saurabh’s focus - India. The country’s scale, entrepreneurial tradition and problem solving culture, and the current global juncture of where markets and geopolitics stand, make the start-up proposition in India a compelling one. We talk about the supply, demand, idiosyncrasy, and depth of skill in india's tech start-up talent pool, and the disruption brought in by the pandemic. We go over the key sectors going through disruption, ranging from education to health to agriculture to commerce. We also talk about the risks in the horizon, especially as the era of cheap money comes to an end. Saurabh’s two key risk factors for any company are hubris and inade